Just been talking with my car broker friend who's been sourcing an Alfa Mito.

The Alfa dealer he's been chatting to has said he's just taken in P/X a 1972 Lancia Fulvia on the scrappage scheme - a really lovely car apparently. It's now on its way to the crusher...

 

if it was that lovely it would have fetched a lot more than the scappage allowance - especially given its VED exempt status

most are rotten as pears though

 

There was a list running on Pistonheads a while ago, some lovely old things consigned to the scrapheap.

What annoys is that once they're in the scrappage scheme, they have to be scrapped, restoring a classic is the ultimate recycling, we're bombarded with demands to recycle and yet we crush perfectly servicable cars.

Madness.

 

Wonder if it was one of the pretty little coupés, the competition version of which won the International Rally Championship in 1972?

I used to love them and remember the coupé being described as the perfect dog car as it had a tiny back bench seat the exact dimensions of a reclining German Shepherd.

Lancias in the 70's were notorious for rusting, my heart used to sink whenever I washed mine and found new spots but it wasn't the only marque to suffer in that era.

 

Don't get me started on the "crappage" scheme.

I'm a member of a couple of classic car clubs (3 including this one). I've seen quite a few decent classics go through this scheme. There are often scrap yards on ebay breaking really clean cars & they admit they don't like doing it but their hands are tied. At least some of the parts are getting back into the system. Which brings me to another point, they have to scrap the shell but can sell everything else off of it including the less efficient, more CO2 producing engine.

There, you've gotten me started now.

Calm down....

Here are a few I've saved over the last few years:-




I have another lined up to start next month.

 

My Mum used to have one, although I suspect it was really my Dad who wanted it. Unfortunately they sold it before I learned to drive.

ISTM it was zinc plated, or something like that, to make it rust proofed?

 

I took my S to John Whalley, the local Lancia Integrale specialist, today to check out my sticky calipers.

He is working on a Lancia Fulvia Zagato. Apparently it has some problems with the electrics..........

You don't say!

 

I've just got rid of my V reg focus under scrappage. I don't think anyone would be upset about that particular one

 

Gorgeous little jewels.

Even if it was the boxy Fulvia berlina, it's a shame. There are very few left.

The scrappage scheme should be applied to governments, not to cars.

 

Lovely.

The roofline and window shape is quite reminiscent of a Fiat Dino Coupé - my second favourite car after a Stratos.